Today from RÚV English Radio, a double episode, looking at the eruption that hasn't yet happened, and a related story in simple Icelandic.

In the first part of our programme, Darren talks to Þorvaldur Þórðarson, Professor in Volcanology and Petrology at the University of Iceland. In a conversation recorded at 3pm on Thursday afternoon, they assess the current situation on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Then, a new episode of Auðskilið, the news in simple Icelandic. Atli joins Darren to look at the preparations earlier this week, for work to build a defensive wall around the Svartsengi power station. Follow along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-11-09-verid-ad-undirbua-varnar-garda-396107 - as ever, we start just under the image.

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